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SW1D5-EXP-O-E 13JU18 SH(NA)-080170-A(0106)MEE SW1D5C-EXP-E Operating Manual Operating Manual Specifications subject to change without notice. HEAD OFFICE : MITSUBISHI DENKI BLDG MARUNOUCHI TOKYO 100-8310 TELEX : J24532 CABLE MELCO TOKYO NAGOYA WORKS : 1-14 , YADA-MINAMI 5 , HIGASHI-KU, NAGOYA , JAPAN MODEL MODEL CODE When exported from Japan, this [...]

A - 1 A - 1 • SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • (Always read these instruct ions before using this equipment. ) Before using this product, please read t his manual and the relevant manuals introduced in this ma nual carefully and pay full attention t o safety to handle the product correctly. The instructions giv en in this manual are concerned with this pro[...]

A - 2 A - 2 REVI SIONS The manual num ber is giv en on the bottom left of the back cover. Pri nt Date Manual Num ber Revision Aug., 20 01 SH(NA)-0 80170-A First edi tion Sep., 20 01 SH(NA)-0 80170-B Partia l corr ectio n Chapter 4 Japanese Manual Version S H-080164- C This manual confer s no indu strial property rights or any rights of any other k [...]

A - 3 A - 3 SOFTW AR E USER REG ISTR ATION After agr eeing to t he term s of the Soft ware Lice nse Agreem ent inclu ded in the package, m ake the nec essar y entries in t he Soft ware User Registration Card and m ail it t o us to rec eive the fol lowing ser vices. W e register users according to t he rece ived Soft ware Registr ation Card and send[...]

A - 4 A - 4 INTRODUCT ION Thank you for choos ing th e Mits ubish i MELSO FT ser ies com pre hensive Factor y Autom ation soft ware. Read th is m anual a nd mak e sure you und erstand the f unctions and perform ance of MELS EC ser ies PL C thorou ghl y in advance to ens ure corr ect use. CONTENT S SAFET Y PRECAUT IONS ..............................[...]

A - 5 A - 5 5.4.3 S aving a nd read ing the network conf igurati on inform ation .............................................................. 5-2 1 5.4.4 O fflin e mode ............................................................................................................. ......................... 5-22 5.4.5 Ch anging t he con nection stati[...]

A - 6 A - 6 9 HELP 9- 1 t o 9- 2 INDEX Index - 1 to Index - 3[...]

A - 7 A - 7 About Ma nuals The f ollowing lis ts the m anuals f or this sof tware pac kage. Refer to the followi ng table wh en ordering m anuals . Related Ma nua ls Manual N ame Manual N umber (Model C ode) GX Developer Version7 O perating M anual Explains t he functions of the programing, printout, m onitoring and debuggi ng methods and so on GX [...]

A - 8 A - 8 Gener ic Term s and Abbrev iatio ns Used in T his Manu al Unless ot herwise s pecifie d, the fol lowing gen eric term s and abbr eviatio ns are use d in this m anual. Generic T erm/Abbreviation Descripti on GX Ex plorer Abbreviation o f the GX Explorer Versi on 1 project manag ement tool. GX D eveloper Generic prod uct na me of GX Devel[...]

A - 9 A - 9 Product Mak eup GX Ex plorer is m ade up of the follo wing pro ducts. Product Name Quantity GX Ex plorer product (CD-ROM ) 1 End-user softw ere license agreemen t 1 Software regi stration Car d 1 License agreement 1[...]

1 - 1 1 - 1 MELSOFT 1 OVERVIE W 1 OVERVIEW This manua l prov ides t he s ystem c onfigur ation, funct ions, instal lation proced ure a nd operat ions of the GX Explore r projec t manag ement too l that opera tes on W indows ® 95/98/M e, W indo ws NT ® W ork station 4.0 or W indo ws ® 2000 Pro fe ssio na l. 1.1 Features (1) Centr aliz ed manageme[...]

1 - 2 1 - 2 MELSOFT 1 OVERVIE W (3) Read/w rit e from/to PLC C PU Read fr om PL C and write t o PLC ca n be do ne eas ily b y perfor ming drag an d drop o perat ion to the disp layed PLC CPU. W hen p erform ing wr ite/rea d to/f rom multip le PLC CPUs conti nuous ly, for exam ple, th e operat ions of start ing GX Develo per a nd ope ning/c losing a[...]

2 - 1 2 - 1 MELSOFT 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 2.1 System Config ur ati on QnACPU QCPU(Q mo de) (4) CC-Link board (5) Etherne t board (7) Network modu l e (8) Master/L oc al modu le (9) Interfac e modu le ACPU QnACPU QCPU(Q mo de) QCPU(A mod e) (6) PLC CP U ACPU QnACPU QCPU(Q mo de) QCPU(A mod e) (2) Cable GX Explo rer (1) Peraso[...]

2 - 2 2 - 2 MELSOFT 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION (b) About the cable ( QC PU ( Q mode) , QC PU (A mode) compa tible) For com munic ation in 115. 2/57. 6 kbps Fast com m unication ca nnnot be m ade if the Per sona l computer used is not com patible with th e comm unicati on sp eed of 115.2/5 7.6 k bps. If a com munic ation er ror occ urs, r educe t he bau[...]

2 - 3 2 - 3 MELSOFT 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION (3) MELSEC N ET/10(H ) boards The f ollowi ng are t he com patib le dr ivers. Refer t o the m anual of the c orres pond ing boar d for the boar d con nection and driver instal lation metho ds. Type Driv er A70BDE-J71QLP23 A70BDE-J71QLP23GE A70BDE-J71QBR13 A70BDE-J71QLR23 SW3DNF-MNE T10 1 2 Q80BD-J71BR11 Q8[...]

2 - 4 2 - 4 MELSOFT 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION (6) Modul es connectable for ser ial por t/U SB commu nicati on (a) Modul es connectable for ser ial por t PLC Series Module Name Module Type PLC CPU Q00J, Q00, Q01, Q 02(H), Q06H, Q12H, Q 25H Q series MELSECNET/H remote I/O QJ72LP25, QJ72BR15 QnA series PLC CPU Q2A, Q2AS(H), Q2AS1, Q2AS( H)S1, Q3A, Q4A, Q[...]

2 - 5 2 - 5 MELSOFT 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 2.2 Operating Env ir onment The fol lowing is the operat ing envir onm ent of GX Expl orer. Item Description Computer 200MHz or more (recommended) Pentium ® per sonal computer on which W indows ® operates Operating System Microsoft ® W indows ® 95 operating system Microsoft ® W indows ® 98 operating [...]

3 - 1 3 - 1 MELSOFT 3 FUNCTION LIS TS 3 FUNCTION LISTS 3.1 Function Lists (1) Com mon Function Descript ion Refer To View Display/arr angement of wi ndo ws Dis plays and arranges the personal c omputer s ide window and PLC side windo w. Secti on 5.2.1 New Creation of ne w system dat a Creates (regist ers) new syst em data. Secti on 6.8 GX Developer[...]

3 - 2 3 - 2 MELSOFT 3 FUNCTION LIS TS 3.2 Menu Lists (1) Dr op- dow n menus The drop- down m enus are ind icated on th e PC side wind ow or PLC sid e window select ion st at us basis. (a) W hen PC side window is selected Menu Name Descript ion Button Refer To New System data Creates ne w system dat a. Secti on 6.8 Folder Creates a new folder. New G[...]

3 - 3 3 - 3 MELSOFT 3 FUNCTION LIS TS (b) W hen PLC side window is selected Menu Name Descript ion Button Refer To Read Network configurati on information Reads the saved net work confi guration inform ation. Save Net work configuratio n information Saves the acquired net work c onfiguration inf ormation. Secti on 5.4.3 Offline m ode Switches bet w[...]

3 - 4 3 - 4 MELSOFT 3 FUNCTION LIS TS (2) Shortcut menus The f ollowing are t he shor tcut (r ight-cl ick) menu on a PC si de wind ow or P LC side wi nd ow selecti on basis. (a) W hen PC side window is selected Menu Name Descript ion Refer To Run a related appl ication Start s the applic ation with which the proj ect or fil e has been created. Sec [...]

4 - 1 4 - 1 MELSOFT 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINS TALLATION This chapt er desc ribes the ins tall ation and un insta llatio n of GX Expl orer. 4.1 Installation This section ex plains th e insta llation pr ocedur e and oper ation of GX Explorer . (1) Install ation pr ocedur e Instal l GX Deve loper in th e follo wing pro[...]

4 - 2 4 - 2 MELSOFT 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION (a) Installing the product (The screen is that of W ind ow s ® 95.) Double-click here. 1) Boot W indo ws ® E xpl o rer and cli ck the drive w he re t he disk is ins erte d. Doubl e - cli ck "S et up. e xe" . To dis play W indo ws ® Exp lorer, c hoose [Start] - [Progr ams] - [W indow[...]

4 - 3 4 - 3 MELSOFT 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION (From preced ing pa ge) 4) Ent er the prod uct ID an d clic k Next> . The pro duct I D is g iven in the "Soft ware Re gistra tion Card" pac ked with the product . 5) Spec ify the ins tallat ion dest ination folder. Click Nex t> if the de sti na ti o n fol de r di splay ed is OK. [...]

4 - 4 4 - 4 MELSOFT 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION (b) Install ation of dcom95.ex e or Ax dist.exe This section ex plains th e updati ng operat ion of W indows R us ing "Upd atedcom 95.exe " or "Updat eAxd ist.exe " on the CD-RO M. Execu te dcom 95.ex e or Ax dist.ex e pr ovided f or GX Explor er. Instal l GX Expl orer afte[...]

4 - 5 4 - 5 MELSOFT 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION (d) Installation of EnvMEL Execu te Set up.exe in th e "EnvM EL" f older on this produc t CD- ROM. Instal l GX Expl orer after execut ing the "S etup ex e". : Aft er execut ing th e abov e exe f ile, ins tal l the pro duct a gain. If this produc t is not inst alled properl y [...]

4 - 6 4 - 6 MELSOFT 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION 4.2 Unin stallation This sectio n pro vides th e opera tion to delet e GX Ex plorer from the har d disk . Uninstalling the product 1) Choos e and doub le-c lick "Add/Rem ove Progr ams " in the C ontrol Panel. To disp lay t he Contr ol Pane l, choos e [Start ] - [Set ting] - [Con trol P[...]

4 - 7 4 - 7 MELSOFT 4 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION (Fro m th e pre cedi ng page) 4) If t he lef t scree n has appeare d, clic k the No T o All butto n . If y o u cli c k t h e Ye s or Yes To Al l butto n, the s hared f ile of the W indo ws R compatib le M ELS OFT soft wa re i s rem oved. T herefor e, clic k the No T o A ll button wh en rem oving[...]

5 - 1 5 - 1 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5 BASIC OPERATIONS The f ollowi ng is the over view of GX Ex plorer oper atio ns. Management of data in PLC C PU Start GX Explorer. Refer to Se ction 5.1.1. Refer to Chapter 6. Refer to Section 5.3.1. Management of projects in personal compute Display in PC side window Management of projects in personal comput[...]

5 - 2 5 - 2 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.1 Starting and Ex i ti ng 5.1.1 Starting The f ollowing is a s eque nce of operati ons f or star ting GX Explor er. Yes No Yes When t he network config ura ti on has been chang ed or disab led for comm unication When the network configuration and connection station have not been changed When the network chec[...]

5 - 3 5 - 3 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS POINT • GX D evelo per (SW 7D5C-GP PW or later) m ust h ave been inst alled to start GX Explor er. • The proces sing at st art of GX Expl orer var ies with th e network check sett ing in Option s. To m ake the ne twork check setting , click the [T ools]-[O ptio ns] menu and m ake settin g on th e Net work [...]

5 - 4 5 - 4 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.2 Screen Layout 5.2.1 Basic screen lay out The f ollowi ng are t he bas ic scr een la yout an d dia log box of GX Explor er. (1) Basic screen lay out This sectio n exp lains th e la yout and comm on oper atio ns of t he bas ic scre en. PC side window Project display field Detail d isplay field PLC display f [...]

5 - 5 5 - 5 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (a) Lay out of PC side w indow Displ ays the drives , fold ers, pr ojects and fi les in the pers onal c om puter. 1) Project di splay field Displ ays the drives , fold ers, pr ojects and fi les in the pers onal c ompu ter in a tr ee str uctur e. 2) Detail displa y field Selec ting th e driv e or f older i n th[...]

5 - 6 5 - 6 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.2.2 Icon lists The foll ow ing tabl e s list ic on s display ed in the P C and PLC side win dows o f GX Explor er. (1) PC side window Icon Description Removable media (e.g. FD, M O) drive Local drive CD-ROM dri ve Network drive System data Backup folder Project of GX Developer Project of GX Configurator-QP M[...]

5 - 7 5 - 7 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (2) PLC side w i ndow Icon Description Online mode Offline mode QCPU (Q mode), QnACPU, ACPU, QCPU (A mode), remote I/O station (MELSECNET/H) MELSECNET/10(H) netw ork, CC-Link sy stem Type unknow n station Network configuration information not y et acq uired Program memory/device memory of QC PU (Q mode) Built-[...]

5 - 8 5 - 8 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.2.3 Shortcut key l is ts The fo ll owin g t abl e s list th e sho rt cut key s of GX E xplo r er . (1) W hen PC side window is activ e Operation Description + key Opens the currently selecte d folder. - key Closes the currently selected fol der. key Opens the currently selected folder/selects th e low er lay[...]

5 - 9 5 - 9 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (2) W hen PLC side wi ndow is activ e Operation Description + key Opens the currently selecte d folder. - key Closes the currently selected fol der. key Opens the currently selected folder/selects th e low er layer when the folder is open. key Closes the currently selected folder/sele cts the up per lay er w h[...]

5 - 10 5 - 10 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.3 Basic Operations for PC Si de W indow 5.3.1 Displayi ng the data i n the per sonal compu ter This section ex plains th e basic operat ions to be perf orm ed in the PC si de windo w. (1) View i ng the objects i n the dr iv e or folder Choo sin g a d rive or fol de r in the pro je c t di spl ay fiel d o r [...]

5 - 11 5 - 11 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (3) Chang i ng the di splay type The d etail di splay field has t w o displ ay mode s: l i st di spla y and de ta il di splay . Choosi ng the [Vie w] - [Lis t] menu selec ts the list displa y mode. Choosi ng the [Vie w] - [Det ails] m enu selec ts the detai l disp lay m ode. In th e detail disp lay mode , th[...]

5 - 12 5 - 12 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (5) Displa ying the latest in forma tion If the objec ts bein g displa yed in the PC side win dow are m oved or upda ted, for exam ple, us ing W indo ws Exp lorer or any o ther a pplicat ion, such c hanges are n ot refl ected on the displ a y of the p ersona l compute r sid e wi ndow. To disp lay t he ne w s[...]

5 - 13 5 - 13 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.4 Basic Operations for PLC Si de W indow 5.4.1 Displayi ng the PLC config urati on i nformation If ther e is n o net work conf igur ation inform ation at an initia l start or l ike, dis pla y the connec tion s tatio ns and network conf igura tion in the PLC side windo w in the fo llowing proce dure. (1) Op[...]

5 - 14 5 - 14 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS From preced ing pa ge 6) The conf irm ation dialo g box appe ars on com pleti on of network configur atio n inform ation upda ting. 7) The c onnec tion st atio ns and t heir network confi gurat ions are dis played in the PLC side wi ndow. POINT • The network confi guratio n inform ation that m ay be dis pl[...]

5 - 15 5 - 15 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (2) Making the targ et setup 3) 1) 2) 4) 5) 6) 9) 10) 7) 8) POINT A yell ow i con ind i cat es tha t i t h as al ready be en sele cted . For de ta il s of Targ e t se tu p, r e fer to the GX Develo pe r Oper atin g Ma nu al . No. Item Description 1) PC side I/F Choose the personal com puter side interface. D[...]

5 - 16 5 - 16 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (3) Paths connectable using GX E xpl orer The fo ll owin g t abl e indi ca te s th e pa ths con ne ct abl e usin g GX Expl orer on a PLC serie s basis. PLC Series Descript ion Nam e in Connecti on Path List Connected t o the PLC CPU from the serial port by the RS-232 cable or from the USB connector by the US[...]

5 - 17 5 - 17 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.4.2 Displayi ng the data i n the PLC CPU This sectio n desc ribes the dis pla y operati on to b e perf ormed i n the P LC si de win dow. (1) Netw ork configur ati on The P LC confi gurat ion fi eld sho ws the c onnect ion st ation and the stati on nam es connec ted to MEL SECNET /10(H) an d CC-Link in a tr[...]

5 - 18 5 - 18 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (a) MELSEC N ET/10(H) netw or k configurati on W hen MELSEC NET /10(H) is s elect ed in t he PLC c onfi guratio n fiel d, the devic e deta il disp lay fie ld sho ws the conf igurati on of th at net work . The f ollowi ng sta tion t ypes ar e displ ayed in the s tatio n nam es of MELSE CNET/10( H). • Cont r[...]

5 - 19 5 - 19 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS POINT In th e follo wing net work configur atio n, the d ispla y exam ple of the PL C conf igurat ion fie ld is as sho wn below. • Net work c onfigur ation MELSECNE T /10(H ) Network No.2 A3U CPU Local station (No.1) Q25H CPU Normal station (No.2) Master station (board1) Q06H CPU Normal station (No.2) Q12H[...]

5 - 20 5 - 20 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (3) Chang i ng the di splay type W hen the dev ice deta il dis pla y fiel d sho ws the network configur atio n, you c an change betw een l ist dis pla y and det ail dis pla y. Choosi ng the [Vie w] - [Lis t] menu provi des a list dis pla y (stat ion nam es (PLC ty pes, st at io n ty pe s)). Choosi ng the [Vi[...]

5 - 21 5 - 21 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.4.3 Saving and r eadi ng the netw ork configuration information The ne twork config urati on inf ormation disp layed i n the PLC side win dow ca n be sa ved into the per sona l com puter as a file. Also, the sa ved n etwork config urati on inf ormatio n can be re ad in t he off line mod e. By savin g/readi[...]

5 - 22 5 - 22 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.4.4 Offline mo de W hen merel y displa ying the alrea dy acq uired net work configur ation inf orm ation, choos ing th e offline mode does n ot m ake net work c hecks (connect ion stat ion c heck, tota l st at io n coun t che ck) i n th e op ti on s, spee di ng up a di splay in the PLC si de win dow . In t[...]

5 - 23 5 - 23 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.4.5 Changing the connecti on stati on The ne twork config urati on inf orm ation of GX Exp lorer displa ys the ne twor k inf ormation based on the c onnect ion st ation. Hence, when you chan ge the c onnec tion st atio n, the alread y acqu ired ne twork config urati on inf ormatio n becom es d ifferent fro[...]

5 - 24 5 - 24 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (2) When m ismatch occurs W hen you ch anged t he netwo rk conf igura tion or connec ted t o the s tation of a diff erent net work , the ne twork c onfigur atio n inform ation of the new co nnect ion statio n does not m atch the alr ead y acquire d networ k conf iguratio n inform ation . <W hen mism atch [...]

5 - 25 5 - 25 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5.4.6 Ranges enabled f or displ ay and oper ati on o f netw ork configuration information This sectio n pro vides th e ranges enab led f or the dis pla y and operati on of th e net work config urati on inf ormatio n and their precaut ions. The ne twork up to the conne ctio n stat ion an d the rela y networ k[...]

5 - 26 5 - 26 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (3) W hen the connection station is the AC PU or QC PU (A mode) Displ ay and Op eratio n of Netw ork Confi gura tion Info rmatio n PC Side I/F in Target Setu p Network Up to Conn ection S tatio n Relay Network 1 Rela y Network 2 QCPU (Q m ode) QnACPU ACPU QCPU (A mode ) Serial MELSEC NET/ 10 (H ) 1 MELS ECNE[...]

5 - 27 5 - 27 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS 5) Station ty pe- based displ ay when the keyw or d is set on the QnACPU W hen the ke yword has been set t o the dr ive that s tores the par a mete rs on th e QnA CP U , th e stat io n ty pe is di splayed as descri be d below. Station Type Display of GX Explorer Remote master station, sta nd by station for C[...]

5 - 28 5 - 28 MELSOFT 5 BASIC OPERATIONS (f) Restrictions on/notes for communicati ons There ar e the foll owing res trict ions on/notes for comm unicati ons to be made with the PLC CPU dis pla yed in the net work confi guratio n inform ation . Item Restriction/Note PLC communication During commun ication, e.g. PLC read/PC w rite, do not discon nec[...]

6 - 1 6 - 1 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUTE R This chapter descr ibes th e mana gem ent of pr ojects in the PC si de win dow. 6.1 Creating a N ew Pr oj ect Create a ne w project of GX Deve loper. 1) Cho ose th e fold er for c reatin g a ne w GX De veloper f older in the pr [...]

6 - 2 6 - 2 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER POINT • By cho osin g the [F ile] - [Ne w] - [F older ] menu , you c an creat e a ne w folder . • The f ollo wing scr een a ppears if a pr oject of th e same nam e ex ists i n the f older. • On GX Expl orer, t he fol der reg istere d as the s ystem data c an be displa yed [...]

6 - 3 6 - 3 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.2 Deleting the Pr oject Delete a pr oject. Anot her fold er or file c an be d elete d b y sim ilar oper atio n. 1) Ch oo se the pro je c t to be del eted. Choosi ng the [Edit] - [Selec t All] m enu a llows you to batch- select the proj ects b eing d ispl ayed in the det ail di[...]

6 - 4 6 - 4 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.3 Renaming the Pr oj ect Change the pr oject n ame. Anot her fold er or file c an be r enam ed b y similar oper ation . 1) Cho ose th e project to be r enam ed. 2) Clic k the [ File] - [Renam e] m enu. (You m ay als o right- click , choos e the [Renam e] menu , and pr ess the [...]

6 - 5 6 - 5 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.4 Project Information Displ ay the inform ation ( proper ties) of a pr oject or data ( progr am, de vice com m ent or like) in a projec t. The i nform ation (pr opert ies) of anot her f older or f ile c an als o be displa yed b y simil ar operat ion. 1) Choos e the projec t or[...]

6 - 6 6 - 6 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.5 Movi ng the Proj ect Move a proj ect to an other drive/f older . Anot her fold er or file c an als o be m oved by sim ilar operat ion. 1) Cho ose th e project to be m oved. Choosi ng the [Edit] - [Selec t All] m enu a llows you to batch- select the proj ects b eing d ispl ay[...]

6 - 7 6 - 7 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.6 Copyi ng the Pr oject Copy a proj ect to anot her driv e/fold er. Anot her fold er or file c an als o be c opied by sim ilar operat ion. 1) Cho ose th e project to be c opied. Choosi ng the [Edit] - [Selec t All] m enu a llows you to batch- select the proj ects b eing d ispl[...]

6 - 8 6 - 8 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.7 Opening a Pr oject The GX Devel oper pr oject/G X Conf igurat or-QP projec t/GX Conf igur ator-CC proj ect selec ted on GX Ex plorer c an be o pen ed and edited on the create d appl ication . Anot her fil e can also be opened b y sim ilar oper atio n if r elatio n sett ing h[...]

6 - 9 6 - 9 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.8 Using System D ata for M anag ement (1) Outline of sy stem data On GX Explor er, th e folder regis tered as the system data c an be displa yed on the top layer where the dri ve of t he pers onal com puter exists . By gat herin g vari ous proj ects in a s pecif ic folder and [...]

6 - 10 6 - 10 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER (2) Operati on for creati ng new system data 1) Clic k the [ File ] - [New System data] menu. 2) Se t "Sy ste m da t a name" , "Sy ste m fol de r" an d " Ti tle " i n the New S y st e m data di al og bo x, an d cli c k th e OK button. • The s ys[...]

6 - 11 6 - 11 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER POINT (1) T he s y stem da ta nam e has t he fol lowin g condit ions. • The s ystem data n ame is within 247 ch aracters long . • The f ollo wing c haracter s are unusa ble. /, , >, <, , ?, ", ", |, :, ; • An y space f ollowi ng the f older nam e is a ut[...]

6 - 12 6 - 12 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER 6.9 Backing Up the Pr oj ect The bac kup fu nctio n is d esigned to aut omatic ally b ack up t he pr oject op ened b y runni ng the relat ed app licatio n. A rem ovabl e medi um (e.g. FD, MO ) dr ive an d a CD- ROM dr ive ca nnot be back ed up. This sectio n exp lains th e ope[...]

6 - 13 6 - 13 MELSOFT 6 MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS IN THE PERSONAL COMPUT ER (3) Retur ning the backed up pr oj ect This sectio n exp lains th e oper ation f or ret urnin g the m odifi ed proj ect to the back ed up projec t. 1) Cho ose th e projec t with in the "Back up" fo lder th at you want to r eturn. 2) Clic k the [ Edit] - [Cop y] m enu[...]

7 - 1 7 - 1 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN THE PLC CPU This ch ap te r de scr ibe s write / read to / fro m th e PLC CP U displayed in th e PL C sid e windo w and data ed iting and de letion . 7.1 W rite/Re ad to/from PLC CPU GX Exp lorer c an perf orm write/re ad to/f rom PLC usin g projec t or data cut/c op y[...]

7 - 2 7 - 2 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.1 Batch-w ri te/read The f ollowing exam ples of wr ite t o PLC are use d to ex plain t he oper atio ns for b atch- writin g/rea ding t he GX De veloper projec t sav ed in t he pers onal com put er or t he data (progr ams , device c omm ents, par ameter s, etc.) in t he PLC CPU. (1) Opera[...]

7 - 3 7 - 3 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (2) Exampl e of dr ag and dr op oper ation Drag Drop (3) Precauti ons for data ty pes Prec autions are req uire d for t he dat a types inclu ded in writ e/read to/fr om PLC. For de ta il s, refer to the fo llo w ing re fe re n ce se ctio n s. Program ......................... : Ref er to Sect[...]

7 - 4 7 - 4 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.2 Writing/r eadi ng a pr og r am The f ollowing exam ples of write t o PLC are use d to ex plai n the o peratio ns for writin g/rea ding a progr am . (1) Exampl e of men u- dr iv en oper ati on 1) In th e PC si de wi nd ow , choo se the pr ogr a m fil e to be wr itt en . (Choos ing "[...]

7 - 5 7 - 5 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU POINT • If y ou do not ch oose a paste (read f rom PL C) des tinat ion proj ect b ut se lect a folder and p aste (dr op) th e source projec t, a ne w projec t is cr eate d and o nly the specif ied pr ogram is rea d. (T he param eters are set to the initi al va lues). Its pr oject nam e is &[...]

7 - 6 7 - 6 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.3 W riting /reading parameters The f ollowing exam ples of write t o PLC are use d to ex plai n the o peratio ns for wri ti ng/ re adin g pa r amet e rs . (1) Exampl e of men u- dr iv en oper ati on 1) In t he PC s ide win dow, ch oose th e par ameter f ile to be written. 2) Clic k the [ [...]

7 - 7 7 - 7 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (3) Batch-w ri ti ng/r eading parameters Since the param eter type (e. g. PLC param eter, ne twork par ameter) is not diff erentiat ed in t he PLC CPU, t he par ameter type cannot be spec ifie d to per form write/r ead t o/from PLC. If y ou speci f y th e par ameter ty pe in t he PC s ide win[...]

7 - 8 7 - 8 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.4 Writing/r eadi ng dev ice comments The f ollowing exam ples of write t o PLC are use d to ex plai n the o peratio ns for wri ting / read in g dev i ce co mments. (1) Exampl e of men u- dr iv en oper ati on 1) In th e PC si de wind ow , choo se the devi ce commen t file to be writte n. ([...]

7 - 9 7 - 9 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (3) Comment r ang e setti ng (a) W rite to PLC W rite to PLC is p erform ed onl y in the r ange of com ment ra nge s etting. If com ment r ange sett ing h as not be en m ade for the ACPU or Q CPU (A mode) , devic e comm ents can not be writt en t o the P LC. Using GX Develo pe r, make co mmen[...]

7 - 10 7 - 10 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.5 Writing/r eadi ng dev ice memory data This sectio n desc ribes the op erations for perform ing write/re ad of devic e mem or y data to/from PLC. (1) Exampl e of men u- dr iv en oper ation for w r i te to PLC 1) In th e PC si de wi nd ow , choose the devi ce memory fi le to be writt en[...]

7 - 11 7 - 11 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (2) Exampl e of men u- dr iv en oper ati on for read f rom PLC 1) In t he PLC side wi ndow, c hoos e the d evice m em ory file to be re ad. 2) Clic k the [ Edit] - [Cop y] m enu. (You m ay als o right- click , choos e the [Cop y] menu, press t he but ton, an d click the Ct rl + C ke y s.) 3[...]

7 - 12 7 - 12 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (3) Exampl e of dr ag and dr op oper ation Drag Drop Device memory MAIN POINT • If ther e are m ore t han on e devic e mem or y file in a projec t, th e target of write cannot be id entifi ed, and theref ore writ e to P LC with the proj ect or data t ype specif ied ca nnot be perf orm ed [...]

7 - 13 7 - 13 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.6 Writing/r eadi ng dev ice initial values This section ex plains th e operat ions for writing /read ing dev ice initi al valu es to the QCPU ( Q m ode) or Q nACPU. (1) Exampl e of men u- dr iv en oper ati on 1) In the PC side wi nd ow, choo se the devi ce init ial v al ue file to be wr[...]

7 - 14 7 - 14 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU POINT • If th ere ar e more t han one de vice in itial valu e file in the same m em ory of the PLC CPU, t he targ et of read ca nnot be identif ied, a nd ther efore r ead f rom PLC with the m emor y or data type s pecifie d can not be perform ed. Specif y and re ad the file . • If y ou [...]

7 - 15 7 - 15 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.7 Writing/r eadi ng g ener al data The f ollowing exam ples of write t o PLC are use d to ex plai n the o peratio ns for writin g/rea ding g enera l data ( PLC us er data) to t he QCPU (Q m ode). (1) Exampl e of men u- dr iv en oper ati on 1) In th e PC si de wi nd ow, choo se the gen e[...]

7 - 16 7 - 16 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU POINT (1) W rite of gener al data ( PLC us er dat a) to/f rom PLC is e nable d for o nly the ATA card of the QC PU (Q mode). (2) T he foll owing gener al dat a (PLC us er d ata) ca nnot be writt en to t he PLC . File that d oes no t satisf y a "f ile n ame ( within 8 char acters ) &quo[...]

7 - 17 7 - 17 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.1.8 Instructions (1) Targ et of w ri te/read to/fro m PLC This sectio n exp lains th e targ et mem ory of write t o PLC a nd t he targe t data of read f rom PLC using cut/cop y and paste (drag and dro p). (a) Ta rget me mory of write to PLC • W hen the PL C CPU is spec ifie d as t he pa[...]

7 - 18 7 - 18 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (3) Motio n contro ller (SCP U) Since the m otion co ntrol ler (SCP U) is r ecog nized as the A CPU b y GX Ex plorer, the pr oject of any of the fo llowin g PLC types is ena bled f or writ e/read to/from PLC. (a) W rite to PLC Writ e Source PLC Type (Proj ect) Writ e Destination CP U A171SH[...]

7 - 19 7 - 19 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.2 Opening the Data i n the PLC C PU The da ta (pro grams , param eters, etc. other tha n genera l data (PLC user d ata)) stor ed in the PLC C PU are r ead and edite d on G X Deve loper. The da ta of G X Conf igurat or-QP and GX C onf igurator -CC ca nnot be opene d from GX Explor er. (1) [...]

7 - 20 7 - 20 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU POINT At the t ime of inst allati on, all data s tored in the specif ied m emor y are batc h-rea d. W hen you wan t to re ad on ly the s pecif ied dat a, cho ose the [Tools ] - [O ptions] menu and m ake opt ion se tting. Check "Start appl icat ion with par am eter and spec ified dat a&[...]

7 - 21 7 - 21 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.3 Dele ting Data in the PLC CP U Delete the pr ogram , param eters or other data of the Q CPU (Q m ode) or QnAC PU. This operati on ca nnot be perfor med f or the ACPU or QCPU (A m ode). Deleti ng PLC data d uring RU N displ ays the r em ote STO P confir matio n dialo g box. Cl i ck th e [...]

7 - 22 7 - 22 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (2) Screen ex p lanation 3) 1) 2) 4) 5) 6) No. Item Description 1) Connection destination information Shows the connected interface a nd target stat ion. Set the target memory. 2) PLC data Shows a list of data in the target me mory . Check the data name y ou w ant to delete. Click the Param[...]

7 - 23 7 - 23 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.4 PLC CPU Rel ated Functi ons This sectio n desc ribes the func tions relat ed to t he m emor y and oper ation of the Q CPU (Q m ode) or Q nAC PU. 7.4.1 Keyw ord setup Set a n ew ke yword to the Qn ACPU, or cha nge, de lete or canc el its k eyword . (1) Setting a new key wor d Set a n ew [...]

7 - 24 7 - 24 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU (2) Deleting the keyword Delete th e keyword regist ered to the Q nACPU. Click the K eywor d se tup butt on in the Delete PLC data dial og box, a nd cl ick the Delete ke yword button in the Keywor d setup di alog box. 1) 2) 3) No. Item Description 1) Target memory Sets the applicable memory[...]

7 - 25 7 - 25 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.4.2 Remote oper ati on Change the ru nning s tatus of the PLC CPU from GX Ex plorer. Note th at thi s operati on is enabl ed in the RU N m ode of the PLC CPU. Click the R em ote o peratio n bu tton in the Delete PL C data dialog b ox. 1) 3) 5) 2) 4) No. Item Description 1) Connection targ[...]

7 - 26 7 - 26 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU POINT • Rem ote operatio n is val id when the P LC is in the RUN state. However , si nce the r emote operat ion sett ing is mem ori z ed when t he k ey switc h is set to STOP, on set ting the k ey switc h to R UN, the s tate s et in remote opera tion applies . For ex ample, if rem ote ope[...]

7 - 27 7 - 27 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.4.3 Cleari ng the PLC memor y Clear all dev ice m emor y of the Q CPU ( Q mode) or Qn ACPU. Thi s fu n cti on is invali d for fla s h ROM . Note that this fun ction i s enabl ed in th e STOP o r PAUSE mode o f the PL C CPU. Perfor m this func tion af ter placing the PLC CPU in th e STOP/ [...]

7 - 28 7 - 28 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.4.4 Formatting the PLC me mor y Form at the pr ogram memor y , sta ndard RA M and m em ory card of the Q CPU (Q m ode) or the built- in RAM and IC m em ory card of the QnACPU. Form atting is va lid f or SR AM a nd ATA. Thi s fu n cti on is invali d for fla s h ROM . Note th at thi s fu n [...]

7 - 29 7 - 29 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU POINT • There are t wo types of s ystem area: "mand atory" an d "us er-set ." The m andator y s y stem ar ea is a utom aticall y create d durin g form atting , but th e user-s et s y stem area is created accord ing to the us er's re quired s etti ngs. • W hen th[...]

7 - 30 7 - 30 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.4.5 Arrang i ng the PLC memor y Arrang e the d ata in the program mem ory or m emor y card of the QCP U (Q m ode) or the bui lt-in R AM or IC m emory car d of the QnAC PU to res erve a consec uti ve free space . Thi s fu n cti on is invali d for fla s h ROM . Note th at thi s fu n cti on [...]

7 - 31 7 - 31 MELSOFT 7 MANAGEMENT OF DATA IN T HE PLC CPU 7.4.6 Creating the ti tle Creates a la bel for the applica ble m emor y when us ing QC PU(Q m ode) or QnAC PU. Click ing O K button di spl ay s the di alog box shown bel ow .[...]

8 - 1 8 - 1 MELSOFT 8 DIAGNOSTICS 8 DIAGNOSTICS Diagnos tics ar e des igned t o dis pla y the err or states , fai lure h istor y and ot hers of the PLC and chec k s y stem states a nd lik e on a n etwork basis . Since the di agnostic func tions ar e eq uivalen t to th ose of GX Dev eloper, refer t o "DIAG NOSTIC S" in the GX Deve loper Op[...]

8 - 2 8 - 2 MELSOFT 8 DIAGNOSTICS 8.2 Networ k Diagnostics You ca n check the s tatus of spec ified M ELS ECNET( II), MEL SECNET /10 or MELSECN ET/H. The f ollowi ng is th e oper ation f or dis pla ying the Networ k diag nostics dial og box. 1) Cho ose th e PLC C PU of t he net work to be dia gnosed, right-c lick , and c lick th e [Diag nostic s] -[...]

8 - 3 8 - 3 MELSOFT 8 DIAGNOSTICS 8.3 CC-Li nk Diag nostics CC-Li n k di ag nosti cs allow you to mon it o r the ne two rk in for mati on of each st atio n an d diagnos e and test t he net work s tatus. The f ollowing is th e oper ation f or dis pla ying the CC- Link diagnos tics dialo g box. 1) Cho ose th e PLC C PU of C C-Link to b e diagnos ed, [...]

8 - 4 8 - 4 MELSOFT 8 DIAGNOSTICS 8.4 Ethernet Diag nostics You ca n chec k vari ous s ettings of th e Ether net m odule. The fo ll ow ing i s the opera tion fo r di splay i ng th e Et he rne t diag no sti cs di al og box. 1) Ch oo se the PLC CP U to be Eth e rne t- di ag no sed , ri gh t- click , and c lick the [D iagnos tics] - [Ether net diagnos[...]

8 - 5 8 - 5 MELSOFT 8 DIAGNOSTICS 8.5 System Moni tor Monitor the s ystem status of the PLC C PU. The f ollowi ng is th e oper ation f or dis pla ying the System Moni tor dia log box. 1) Cho ose th e PLC C PU, r ight-cl ick, an d click the [Diagnos tics] - [S ystem m onitor] m enu. 2) The System Mon itor dial og box appears .[...]

9 - 1 9 - 1 MELSOFT 9 HELP 9 HELP Help of GX Ex plorer has t he fol lowing funct ions. Function Description Key operation list Displays a list of shortcut keys to the menus on GX Explorer. Product information Displays the information on the produ ct such as the version of GX Ex plorer. Connect to M ELFANSweb Connects to M ELFANSweb. You can check t[...]

9 - 2 9 - 2 MELSOFT 9 HELP MEM O 9[...]

Index - 1 Ind ex - 1 INDEX [C] CC-Link diagnos tics ....................................... 8- 3 [E] Ether net dia gnostic s ....................................... 8- 4 [G] GX Devel ope r project , creat ing ne w .................................. 6- 1 settin g.................................................... 7- 5 , 20 startin g ...............[...]

Index - 2 Ind ex - 2 Help ................................................................. 9- 1 openin g PC side wind ow................................ 5- 4 project back ing up.................................................. 6-12 cop ying ........................................................ 6- 7 creatin g new ...............................[...]

Index - 3 Ind ex - 3 MEM O[...]

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